3 killed as wall collapse at Tunisia's UNESCO World Heritage Site
Three killed as a portion of the ancient walls in the Old City of Kairouan collapsed on Saturday during repairs at the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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A section of the historic walls surrounding the Old City of Kairouan collapsed on Saturday, killing three masons engaged in repairs at the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisian authorities said.(AFP)
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People and Civil Protection members gather at the site of a collapsed section of the ancient wall surrounding historic Kairouan in central Tunisia.(AFP)
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The Kairouan medina, inscribed on the UNESCO heritage list since 1988, is surrounded with massive city walls which were under renovation when the accident took place according to Tunisia's Civil Protection.(AFP)
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Two workers were also injured in the accident, as a 30-meter (100-foot) long section of the six-meter (20-foot) high walls near the Gate of the Floggers collapsed to the ground, as reported by the Civil Protection department. (AFP)
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